THREE VETS:Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, a Korean War veteran, autographs two recent
books on World War II: VALOR and THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, for ret. Maj. Jesse Baltazar, 86, and ret. Maj. Alberto Bacani, 96,
of American Coalition for Filipino Veterans during their September 30, 2007 fundraising merienda (snacks) in Washington DC.

A financial report to our donors & members on our fundraiser will be
prepared soon after pledges, in-kind donation and expenses are accounted.

Membership dues & donations will help
cover meals, accomodations, travel, materials, management and advocacy expenses of the hardworking team of veterans, volunteers
and the executive director in Oct.- Nov. homestretch.

ACTIONS:

We asked our leaders in various
cities to hold "Onward to Victory" events to mark the anniversary of Philippine Liberation Oct. 20 Leyte Landing
Day and to send supporters to Washington DC Oct. 24 and 31 Action Days on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON D.C. -
A community event held Sept. 30 here to raise lobbying-related funds for the passage of the equity pension bill for Filipino
World War II veterans in the Philippines and the U.S. netted $6,000.

The event, organized by the American Coalition
for Filipino Veterans (ACFV) based here, featured former President Fidel V. Ramos, here on a book-signing tour of "Democracy
and Discipline: Fidel V. Ramos & His Philippine Presidency," written by Scott Thompson and Federico Macaranas.

The
fundraiser was hosted by Cora Alisuag, to help the veterans, and in memory of her uncle, WWII veteran Pete Alisuag, who passed
on last year. Ms. Alisuag, is a registered nurse who founded Aliron, a global health care resource firm, in 1989.

Eight
area veterans and two veterans' widows were also present at the event which drew some 30 guests on a Sunday afternoon.

"I'm
challenging all of you to support the veterans," said Ramos, pulling out his wallet. It was during his term that the Office
of Veterans Affairs opened at the Philippine embassy in this nation's capital, "because we have to have someone posted there
to work on the issue."

In a follow-up interview at a press conference here the following day, Ramos said an embassy
official told him there are "seven senators who are wavering" who needed to be persuaded to lock in their vote to the pension
bill, to insure a 60-veto proof vote in the senate, ACFV Executive Director Eric Lachica said, "This is a very crucial time,
so we have to step up our lobbying efforts."

Two guests praised the community's enthusiastic support for the veterans,
but added there should be "transparency" in the accounting of the funds raised by ACFV.

Host Alisuag pledged a donation
of $2,000, responding to a challenge from veterans' supporter Annie C. Wilderman to provide a matching fund.

Community members Tito Tolentino, Jun Quion, Dr. Victor Lorica, and guest Maria Hardy-Cooper donated $500 each,
for a total of $2,000.

A raffle of an FVR-autographed book on "Valor, the Filipino WWII Veterans' Memorial" raised $410, and donations by
guests resulted in a total of $5,800.

Ms. Wilderman later called to say an additional $200 was donated to round up the figure to $6,000.

EQUITY CAKE:Former President Fidel V. Ramos helps cut the "Onward to Victory & Equity"
cake with his host, Ms. Cora Alisuag, during the September 30, 2007 merienda of the American Coalition for Filipino Veterans
at her home in Washington DC, as veterans and guests watch.